How To Pronounce Cultural
cultural
In British English, cultural is pronounced /ˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʌɫ.tʃə.rəɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl/.
Cultural has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Cultural has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Cultural
How do you pronounce cultural in British English?
In British English, cultural is pronounced /ˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈkʰʌɫ.tʃə.rəɫ].
How do you pronounce cultural in American English?
In American English, cultural is pronounced /ˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl/.
How many syllables are in cultural?
Cultural has three syllables, /kʌl/ + /tʃə/ + /rəl/.
Where is the stress in cultural?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /kʌl/.
Do British and American English pronounce cultural the same way?
No. British English has /ˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl/ and American English has /ˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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